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9-10 September 2017 oxfordpreservation.org.uk Contents and Guide A B C D E F G A44 A34 To Birmingham (M40) 1 C 1 h d a To Worcester and Northampton (A43) oa d R n l to i Lin n g t B o a n P&R n R b o P&R Water Eaton W u a r d Pear o y N Contents Guide o R o & d Tree o r s d t a a o h t R o n d o m ns c awli k R o Page 2 Page 12 – Thursday 7 Sept – City centre map R o A40 o r a R Oxford To Cheltenham d o a 2 d 2 Page 4 – Welcome Page 13 – Friday 8 Sept W d oodst A40 Roa et’s r Banbur arga Page 5 – Highlights - Hidden Oxford Page 15 – Saturday 9 Sept M St ock R A34 y R oad M arst anal oad Page 7 Pages 20 & 21 To London (M40) – Highlights - Family Fun – OPT – what we do ace on R d C n Pl A40 W so or wn en Oxford a To B oad xf lt ark O P o City Page 8 Page 29 n ad – OPT venues – Sunday 10 Sept o S R d n a F P&R Centre oad t o o y P&R r d R fi e rn Seacourt a ad m e ondon R e F o a L Thornhill ry R h l t r 3 rbu No d 3 e R Page 9 t – OPT member only events an o C a d B r Botley Road e a rad d ad a m o th P k R Abingdon R r o No Cric A4142 r e I ffley R R Co o wley R a d s oad oad d n oad oa de R ar A420 rd G Red – OPT venues, FF – Family friendly, R – Refreshments available, D – Disabled access, fo am To Bristol ck rh Le No ad (D) – Partial disabled access Ro 4 ton P&R 4 ing Bev Redbridge A34 To Southampton For more specific information on disabled access to venues, please contact OPT or the venue. W et o B e a tr o S d n y s b P r t to o u a a r v c r k r y e k s s W R R R Ob o o o * All activities listed are free of charge (there may be charges for refreshments and a a a a lt d o d d n S tr e other activities not listed here). 5 e 5 t ad R Venues are listed alphabetically by day and on Sat/Sun are divided into Morning, Ro iv * le er Cher Keb Afternoon, All Day, with Walks listed separately. w ell S d t St a n Ro C o s r nd rk o All venues are listed with street name and postcode, with a city centre map opposite. a s * re P a h s l t M C u R le o o tt d S a Li R n a um s d se fi 6 Mu e 6 l d R o a d P a ad S r o t R k S r G s o Oxford City t R i n J l o a Booking... o e s a M h d n S Some activities must be pre-booked. The booking period is from 12 noon on 15 August to t * r e e Centre t 12 noon on 1 September, via our website www.oxfordpreservation.org.uk or as indicated. O Jow xf ett Wal or k d C 7 anal 7 M ell Street aumont Street Holyw Be a Check for changes & new events at www.oxfordpreservation.org.uk to help you plan your g W * C d a o a t r t l e c e e n St s et t re weekend. S t S r e oad t Br e r e S t L t o Bus Quee n et C n’s e L g tr et T ane S o re Station rge st u w o r ip Meet the Oxford Preservation Trust team at our hub in Cornmarket for information e h r * G n S l a St m S l eet ’s l Str N l t e S ge a a r Railway d e ch e i i t Br M r t w e r e Car St k e e th r e Station Hy e t t over the weekend. I t S e n t t Park e n S rk t a H r M Street e Park End a e High S 8 l t tre 8 l d et Botley Roa S et t tre Members of the public take part in Oxford Open Doors at their own risk. Children under r S * h O e Hig e r t i e l S t 14 must be accompanied by an adult. e reet et n a St tre een S L Qu et Stre r ton e Boa er s M Blue M o a R gd al en B ri For further information call 01865 242918 or email dg e S t A l s d St C ent 9 a lem 9 [email protected] t e s e c a l C O Car P ow x y ley p e e l Ro ns Park ad w Ro Iffl ad o Photography & Copyright: University of Oxford, Oxford Castle Unlocked, Alison Brooks Architects, Exeter College, All Souls College, C e y R o Mark Bassett, Oxford Town Hall, Oxford City Council, Bodleian Law Library, St Benet’s Hall, Green Templeton College, Blavatnik a d School of Government, Marilyn Cox, Trinity College, Hufton & Crow ell w Graphic Design: Sophie Durand Printed by Holywell Press, Oxford er Cher 10 Riv 10 THE WESTON LIBRARY A 2 B C D E F G www.oxfordpreservation.org.uk3 3 Highlights & Welcome OXFORD PRESERVATION TRUST AND OXFORD UNIVERSITY WELCOME YOU Hidden Oxford to our annual Festival of Oxford, a weekend when we Start your weekend by visiting Go underground at Old County Hall to explore the grim tunnel to Oxford Castle. celebrate the city – its places, spaces and, most of all, its people the OPT Team at their Hub in Cornmarket for information about Check the listings for A Plan Insurance, Payne & Son and 126 High “The University is full of wonderful places and Oxford the weekend. Street - very hidden Oxford. Also don’t Open Doors is our opportunity to share some of our Visit the Cohen Quad on Saturday & forget to come and see OPT at the hidden treasures more widely. We look forward to Sunday, a new building hidden behind an Painted Room in Cornmarket with its rare wall paintings and Shakespeare welcoming a record number of people to explore our old façade or explore the Fellows Garden at Exeter College on Sunday with and Betjeman connections. wonderful buildings, gardens and collections.” stunning views of the Radcliffe Camera. Round the weekend off on Professor Louise Richardson, One of the most iconic buildings Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford Sunday at 4pm with a concert in Oxford and rarely open, climb at the Sheldonian Theatre the Radcliffe Observatory over the weekend for amazing views and performed by the Pavlova Wind Quintet. “Oxford Preservation Trust love organising Oxford architecture, and step behind closed doors to explore the libraries at Open Doors as it gives everyone the chance to share in Magdalen, Trinity, All Souls and Oxford’s wonderful places and spaces. This year’s theme University Colleges. of ‘Hidden Oxford’ has encouraged our many partners On Saturday enjoy a trip to Nuneham to open lots of doors, old and new. We thank them, and Courtenay and visit the Arboretum, 40 40 To celebrate 40 years of the our many volunteers, who help make the weekend so the Chapel and Gardens of Nuneham 4 Oxford Preservation Trust special. Have a great time.” Park, and a very rare chance to walk to Awards we've chosen projects the Carfax Conduit. Debbie Dance, to showcase from across the Director of Oxford Preservation Trust There is much to be seen at the Bodleian years. Choose your favourite at this year with a special photographic www.oxfordtimes.co.uk and enter our draw for the chance to win two Oxford Open Doors is organised by Oxford Preservation Trust (OPT), in exhibition at the Weston Library and tickets to our very special OPT partnership with the University of Oxford. It is free with thanks to our partners, don’t miss the ‘Revealing Hidden Oxford’ Awards Evening. volunteers, supporters and the places and people who open their doors. display at the Old Bodleian Library as well as ‘A Day with Miss Austen’ OPT receives no government funding and is supported by members’ subscriptions, (Sunday only). New for this year is the sponsorship and donations. opening of the Taylor Institution Library Also... Learn more about the work A special thanks to: The Gresswell Environment Trust on Saturday but don’t forget to book. of the University of Oxford and visit their Information Fair at For more details & events, check Barton Neighbourhood Centre individual venue listings & visit on Saturday. www.oxfordpreservation.org.uk www.heritageopendays 4 4 www.oxfordpreservation.org.uk 55 Highlights Purchase our special OPT Proud supporters of Some fun for the weekend..